Chuen-dash



D. K; FRANCE.

Churn.

Patent-ed Sept. 13, 1859.

UNITE STATES DANIEL K. FRANCE, OF CONGRESS, OHIO.

CHURN-DASH.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 25,404, dated September 13, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL K. FRANCE, of Congress, in the county of \Vayne and State of Ohio, have invented a. new and useful Improvement on the Cylindrical Churn-Dash for Churning and Gathering Butter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description.

The nature of my invention consists of four pairs curved arms as shown by accompanying drawing No. l with three slats half by one inch attached to each pair of arms, with self adjusting metal slide B opening and closing in change of motion the spaces between the slats which metallic strip B, has a longitudinal opening C, in the middle, agreeing with the space between the slats, and being secured thereto by cross slats and screw 1), at each end. The motion of the dash to be to the left in the direction of the curve of thearms while churning, thereby prodlucing the greatest amount of friction in the cream. \Vhen butter is produced the motion of the dash is reversed and the butter gathered in the lower left corner of the churn by the reversed action thereon of the dash and selfadjusting slide. The dash to be operated by an ordinary crank and with or without two cog wheels as shown by drawing No. 3.

The motion to the left is produced by the cog wheels, as now shown by drawing 8 which also gives increased motion as three to one. hen the wheels are removed, and

the crank alone used, (which is done by shoving back slide A, drawing 3 and unshifting the pivot or gudgeon with the wheel and placing instead thereof pivot or shaft as shown by drawing No. 4 with a crank fastened thereon and shoving for ward slide A, drawing 3 to secure the same). The dash must be reversed, as the motion with crank only, will be from left to right and the motion of the dash must be in the direction of the curve of the arms and in order to reverse the dash the plates A, on drawings Nos. 1 and 2 must be changed.

I disclaim the use of movable slats or beaters, when the same are hinged to the arms, but

hat I do claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The metallic strips B, attached to the convex surface of the slats, by slots and screws, and operating in the manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth.

D. K. FRANCE.

lVitnesses R. B. STIBBS. HENRY LEHMAN'. 

